Short Flannels Poems

Soft t-shirts, warm flannels, easy to step into
Cozy fleece, light cotton, stretchy elastic waistbands
Comfy nightgowns, flowered pajamas, and a mumu
Retirement encourages a new way to dress
Comfort over class, coziness over chic
Fashion is over the hill now
I live in the country
The only ones who see me are my husband and my dogs...

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They float on the ocean of sky.
In the land of the cloud they fly.
They are happy, they are swift,
They are cool and very sweet.
Their eyes are glittering jewels –
Plumages are like soft flannels.
Their chirping sounds polite.
They fly high in a flight.
They chirp like a happy song
Even when they feel wrong.
They are birds , they are birds –
You never know their hearts....

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Flannels warms the soft skin behind,
the silk topper brushes chin ward.
The air hangs heavy with the scent of lavender
and all is as it should be by moonlight.
Honeyed beams strike silver tendrils
tossed upon a pillow case.
Bhram's laces the sultry air.
Dark chocolate covers my tongue and lips
Chianti flows between breathes
and the night rises with upthrust hips
to crescendo in the the dark....

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